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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: Helmet efficacy test
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:43:25 -0500
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On 3/25/2025 3:39 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 3/25/2025 3:00 PM, cyclintom wrote:
>> On Tue Mar 25 12:12:26 2025 Shadow  wrote:
>>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 02:15:54 GMT, cyclintom 
>>> <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon Mar 24 17:02:01 2025 Mark J cleary  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I like to wear helmet for extra protection against a 
>>>>> fall. I do agree
>>>>> that for me even running with a helmet would be good 
>>>>> since I have no
>>>>> balance to run anymore. However, Frank is I think in 
>>>>> the minority about
>>>>> helmets and while he may have data to support it 
>>>>> sometimes we humans
>>>>> overlook data. I rely sometimes only on intuition and 
>>>>> what I think might
>>>>> be good. I really don't understand the length's Frank 
>>>>> goes to dis
>>>>> helmets but maybe I am simply taking it more than it 
>>>>> is. Small news
>>>>> group so?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There weren 597,000 bicycle related traumatic brain 
>>>> injuries treated in emergency hospitals in the US alone.
>>>
>>>     99% are "I think I might have bumped my head"
>>>
>>>     PS Half a million brain injuries ? Is this over a month?
>>>     No wonder they voted wrong.
>>>     I'd vote wrong if I had a brain injury.
>>>     []'s
>>>>
>>>> Btain injuries are among the most serious consequences 
>>>> of bicycle accidents and include concussions, moderate 
>>>> to severe traumatic brain injuries and post-concussive 
>>>> syndrome.
>>>>
>>>> But Frank tells us that these injuries do not exist in 
>>>> his universe.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Shadow, those are HOSPITAL EVALUATED injuries and not your 
>> idea of "I think I bumped my head". These are SHOWN on an 
>> MRI as was mine. I suggest if you don't understand what is 
>> being said that you simply ask a question. We are happy to 
>> answer your questions.
>>
>> When they say "traumatic brain injuries, that meand they 
>> have been diagnosed either with x-rays which show major 
>> damage or Magnetic Resonance Imaging which shows everything.
> 
> Maybe, maybe not.  The Medical Billing racket (formerly the 
> medical services racket) doesn't report anything to anyone 
> with an ulterior motive or angle, or kickback or some such.
> 

edit error.
should read "without an ulterior motive"

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Andrew Muzi
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